Medical experts say data is still short on the full extent of diseases tied to silica dust — silicosis, lung cancer and black lung. The new rule will impose safeguards and collect data about workers’ ...

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has updated regulations to protect miners from the effects of respirable crystalline silica, commonly known as silica dust. According to a recent ...

A “silicosis dashboard” run by the California Department of Public Health shows that as of May 22, 562 workers have ...

On Tuesday, federal officials posted new rules to protect coal and other miners from toxic silica dust, a growing problem in mines that has left thousands sick and dying. It took mine safety ...

California regulators advanced a proposal to ban artificial stone countertops linked to silicosis from toxic silica dust, ...

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As clinics see a rising number of black lung cases, the Trump administration has paused a 2024 regulation that limits dust levels.

Silicosis is caused by inhaling crystalline silica dust, which is generated by cutting, polishing or grinding stones, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal miners will be better protected from poisonous silica dust that has contributed to the premature deaths of thousands of mine workers from a respiratory ailment commonly known as ...

On Tuesday, federal officials posted new rules to protect coal and other miners from toxic silica dust, a growing problem in mines that has left thousands sick and dying. It took mine safety ...